Finger bag



Dec. 21 1926.

J. CODQVS FINGER BAG Filed Dec. 20 1924 Du m m 0 C M M J w E w W A Patented Dec. 21,1926.

UNITED? STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB conos, or BRooKLYmnEw YORK, Ass'IoNoR T CONTINENTAL PAPER & BAG MILLS CORPORATION, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

IEIIING'ER BAG.

Application filed December 20,1924. Serial No. 757,102.

6 handle whereby the bag may be carried about and whereby the seal flap of the bag and the handle are fixed in their operative positions. Other objects ofthe invention will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawing, which shows an example of the invention without defining its limits, Fig. 1 is a face view of the bag with the seal flap in its open position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the seal flap closed and the handle inconnection therewithiFig. 3 is a corresponding view showing the handle about to be adjusted to its operative position; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, showing the handle and flap in their con-' nected relation, and Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line6 6 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings, the bag comprises a body of any suitable shape and dimensions, open at one end and closed at the other, and consistingv of a front 10 and a back 11, the detail construction of the body being of any conventional type and forming no part of the present invention.' A seal flap 12 extends from the front 10 of the body and preferably comprises an integral continuation thereof, said flap 12 being foldable board which should be quite stiff butstill sition of ready accessibility as shown in Fig. 2. In addition, the bag includes a means in a transverm crease 13 over the back 11 to close the open'end of the bag in the usual way. The bag further includes a handle 14 preferably made of heavy paper or cardfleiiible. The handle 14 has a suitable opening 15 for the accommodation of the fingers of the person carrying the-ba said handle being attached at one ei'ld, as y pasting, to

the back 11 of the body; the handle'14 is so located and dimensioned that,-in its operative position, it projects beyond the closed end of the bag with the opening 15 in a pocombined with the flap 12 whereby it may be connected with thehandle at will to fix both the flap and the handle in their operative positions. As shown in the drawings, this means comprises a band 16 lylng upon the outer surface of the flap 12 andihaving its opposite ends fixed thereto as by pasting,

the intermediate.portion of said band between its fixed ends being free end disconnected from the flap and slightly raised or spaced therefrom as shown in Fig. 6.

In the operative position of the parts, the flexible handle 14 projects from the body over and in surface engagement with the outer surface of the seal flap and beneath the band 16., as shown in Figs. 2 and'5. To facilitate the insertion of the handle 14 beneath the band 16 and its'withdrawal therefrom, the handle is provided with spaced score lines 17 and 18 to provide hinges at such lines. As shown in Fig. 1, the score line 17 is located on the handle near its point of attachment to the body and constitutes a hinge on which said handleis'pivotally movable, ,while the score line 18 is located at an intermediate point on the handle and permits the latter to be flexed, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 for insertion beneath and withdrawal from the band 16 at will.

When the flap 12 and handle 14 are in connection with each other through the medium of the band 16, the flap 16 is fixed in its closed position and at the same time the handle 14 is properly maintained inits operative carrying position. The arrangementis such that the seal flap 12 is not slotted or otherwise weakened in any way'and thus retains its full strength and is thereby capable of resisting the-strains to which it may be subjected'when the bag is full and is being carried by the handle; .at the same time the band 16 by being attached upon the surface of the flap provides a stron connecting bond between the flap and the when the latter is in its operative position whereby any strains placed upon the loaded bag are adequately resisted without injury.

either to the bag or to the handle; Fury handle thermore, the novel construction, by doing away with the necessity for the customary slitting operations, avoids the use of con1- plicated machinery in the manufacture of the bag and reduces the cost of production to a minimum. The novel features are capable of being incorporated in bags of existing type or in specially constructed bags re ardless of size and shape.

I desire to point out some of the details ofthe structure shown in the drawings and the advantages arising therefrom. The bandie-14 is preferably made of considerable I width so that it will reinforce the upper portion of the bag-and 'in'order to strengthen the upper edge of the 'bag the band 16 is quite long, just short of reaching the extreme side edges of the bag. It is also to be noted that thereading the handle 14 between the fla 12 and the band 16 is quite simple. en the handle is brought to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 downward pressure .on the high point (re resented by the hinge 18) results inthe han le being flattenedand its'end thrust between the flap 12 and the band 16.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be made withinthe scope 4 of the claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A finger bag' comprising a body., a closure flap extending from the front of the body and foldable-over the back thereof to close the open end of the bag, afband secured to the outer surface of said flap and havingits ends secured in proximity 'to the edges-of the flap, a handle having its lowermost edge secured to the bagbo'dy and a finger opening at its free end, said band normally standing away from the surface of the flap to permit the ready threading of the end of the handle under the band, said band and said handle looking the bag and providing a reinforce across the top thereof.

2. A finger bag comprising a body, a closure flap extending from the front of the. body and foldable overthe back thereof to close the open end of the bag, a band secured-to the outer surface of said flap and having its ends secured in proximity to the edges of the flap, a handle having its lowermost edge secured to the bag .body and a finger opening at its free end, afold line across the handle in proximity-to the line of attachment thereof tothe bagvbody, a second fold line between'the first mentioned handle being adapted to be folded along the fold lines to insert the end thereof under the band and its end projected through the .fold line and the finger. opening, the said band by pressure at the last mentioned fold line.

3. A finger bag comprising 'a body, a.

closure flapex-tending fromthe front of the body and foldable over the back thereof to close the open end of the bag, a band'secured to the outer surface of said flap and the handle being otherwise unperi'orated and being adapted to have its free end passed beneath the band by folding it at the fold lines; and the end thereof projected through the band by pressure at the fold line which is in proximity to the finger opening.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JACOB CODOS. 

